LaRee Treadwell of Hermiston passed away on Jan. 31, 2019 in Walla Walla, Wash. at the age of 78.
LaRee was born on April 19, 1940 in Preston, Idaho to Cecil and Louise Monson Hendricks.
She was raised and attended schools in Pasco, Wash. She graduated from Pasco High School in the class of 1958. LaRee married her high school sweetheart, Gordon L. Treadwell, on Jan. 23, 1960 in Pasco, Wash. She and Gordon purchased Hermiston Glass and moved to Hermiston in 1975, where they raised their two daughters, and have called it home ever since.
LaRee was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Altrusa International of Hermiston. She was a woman of faith and the heart of the Treadwell family. She demonstrated her love through her tireless and selfless service in her family, community and church.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Gordon Treadwell, Hermiston; daughter, Janet Miller and her husband John, Springfield, Mo.; granddaughter, Megan Miller Inouye and her husband Peter, Austin, Texas.
LaRee was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol LaRee Treadwell in 2017 and by her parents, Cecil and Louise Monson Hendricks.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 850 S.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Altrusa Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 794, Hermiston, Ore.
Please leave online condolences for LaRee’s family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
